Poultry-hover



A. WESTMAN.

POULTRY HOVER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- e. r920.

1,385,235, Patented July 19, 1921.

INVENTOR 4a, B WWW UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF '10 EDWARD A.

. WESTMAN, OF ST.

LOUIS, MISSOURI.

POULTRY-frown.

To cllwiwmitmay concern:

Beit known that I, Auous'r Was'ruAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Quincy, in the county of Adams and State; of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Im rovments in Poultry-Hovers, of which the ollowingis a specification.

This invention relates particularly the means for controlling the amount of oil or the like :fed-to the burner or lamp 1n a poultry hover. a I

In 'the"accompany ng draw ngs forming part of this specification, 1n WhlCh like numbers of reference denote like parts wherever the occur,

h igure 1 is a side elevation;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional v1ew thro h the burner and supply (pipes, taken on t e line 2-2 in Fig. 3; an

Fig. 3 is an elevatlonal view at a right an 1e to Fig. 2.

he burner 1 receives its fuel from reservoir 2 through pipes 3, 4, 5, and 6. Pipe 3 and pipe-joint are located 1n the hollow formed wlthin casting 8.

Rod 9 passes through casting 8 and is controlled by lever 10 at that end thereof. At its other end brodkztpiapses through an openi throu h rac il!!! 12 is fixed to that end of 9, and at the other end of link 12 the said l1nk 1s pivoted at 13 to link 14, which is pivoted at 15 to burner 1.

An elongatedaperture 16 1 n pipe 6 s the 36 port for the admission of 011 from pipe 5 into pipe 6 and thence to burner '1 h1s aperture 16 opens into chamber 17 in pipeunion 18. Burner 1 can be raised so high b rotation anti-clockwise of lever 10 that 40 a l of aperture 16 will be closed by the stub of union 18, the mouth of the opemng through which is closed by cap 20 and gasket 21.

Rotation clockwise of lever 10 causes arm 12 to pull on link 14 and thereby to cause the descent of burner 1 and with it of pipe 6, which results in opening aperture 16 or enlarging the opening thereof into chamber 17, with a consequent increase of flow of 011 to the humor 1.

The advanta of this constructlon are a positive and re iable control of the feed of oil to the burner 1 to maintain reliably the heat or temperature within hover 2 2 for the preservation ofi the life of the chicks har- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 19, 1921.

Application fled November 6, 1920. Serial No. 422,162.

bored therein. In hovers now known, nothing is provided for this regulation, and when the reservoir 2 and the oil contained therein become cold the flowof oil through pipe 3 and to the burner 1 decreases and sometimes stops altogether, the result in either instance is danger or death to the chicks under hover 22.-

The connection between pipe 5 and union 18 is threaded at 23, and the connection between pipe 6 and union 18 is one by which pipe 6 is slidable through cap 20 and stub 19.

Bracket 11 is preferably formed inte al with union 18, but may be otherwise liiz ed thereto.

One advantage of this construction is that lever 10 or analogous part is located outside of hover 22, which makes it conveniently accessible. A further advantage is that it is located near oil-reservoir 2.

Having thus described this invention, I hereby reserve the benefit of all changes in form, arrangement, order, or use of parts, as it is evident that many minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of this invention or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A heating apparatus for poultry hovers comprising a movable fuel burner, a fuel inlet pipe carried by the burner and provided with inlet ports, hollow means connecting the inlet pipe with a source of fuel supply and forming a valve chamber, and means engaging the fuel burner for moving the same as a unit whereby to adjust the position of the ports in the inlet pipe with respect to the chamber to regulate the flow of fuel to the burner.

2. A heating apparatus for poultry hovers comprising a movable fuel burner, a fuel inlet pipe carried by the burner and rovided with opposed inlet ports, hol ow means connecting the inlet pipe with a source of fuel supply and forming a receiving chamber, said inlet pipe being mounted for movement within the chamber, and manually operable means engaging the fuel burner for moving the same as a unit whereby to actuate the fuel inlet pipe to adjust the position of the inlet ports therein with respect to the chamber to regulate the flow of fuel to the burner.

3. In a heating apparatus for poultry hovers including a movable fuel burner and 11g a fuel storage tank, an inlet pipe provided with inlet ports connected with the burner, a fuel supply pipe connected with the storage tank, a casing fixed to the service pipe and embracing the inlet pipe, said inlet pipe being movable with respect to the casing 'whereby to open or completely or partially cut off communication of the inlet ports with respect to the interior of the casing, and means pivotally connected with the casing and engaging the fuel burner whereby to move the same for the purpose set forth.

4. In a poultry hover, means outside the hover proper for controlling the amount of oil supplied to the burner within the hover, the said means consisting in a pipe connected with the burner" and having a port therein, a member containing a chamber in which the said pipe is adapted to slide to open or enlarge or close the passage through the said port, a link so attached as to be adapted to slide the said pipe, an arm adapted to actuate the said link, and a rod connected to the said arm and extending from the said arm within the hover proper to a oint outside the same.

5. n a poultry hover, means outside the hover proper for controlling the amount of oil supplied to the burner within the hover, the said means consisting in a pipe connected with the burner and having a port therein, a member containing a chamber in which the said pipe is adapted to slide to open or enlarge or close the passage through the said port, a link so attached as to be adapted to slide the said pipe, an arm adapted to actuate the said link, a rod connected to the said aim and extending from the said arm within the hover properto a point outside 'the same, and means for rotating the said rod. 7 1

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature. 1

- AUGUST WESTMA N. 

